A window to the spiritual world

A window to the spiritual world

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  • Final in the Gāyatrī series in New Vraja-dhāma Dec 29th
    ul
    liDevotees should know, recognize and cultivate the elements of Nectar of Devotion/li
    liBhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu-bindu is its summary and commentary/li
    liRāga-vartma-candrikā is further elaboration on spontaneous devotion/li
    liWhen there is no greed we need to go through the guru-paramparā, when there is a natural attraction there are no questions/li
    liThe term śikṣa-sampradāya was coined by Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura/li
    liEveryone is initiated in the śikṣā-paramparā/li
    liWhile hanting the guru-mantra one meditates on one’s main śikṣā-guru/li
    liThe nature of the devotional service of prema-bhaktas is difficult to understand/li
    liAs natural attraction becomes stronger it becomes more and more dominant/li
    liHave a good grasp of what the Gāyatrī means/li
    liIf we have to force ourselves to meditate do that, but better if it happens without effort/li
    liPrabhupāda explains that while chanting we say, O Harā! And She says, What do you want? And we say, Please engage me in your service./li
    liEverything in our practice is going to a certain apex - we should make sure we are getting there/li
    liWe need to do the things that nourish us/li
    liAnarthas continue, but ones due to karma are in principle gone, the ones we have are due to nāma-aparādha/li
    liLive a life where you avoid offences and focus on artha-pravṛtti, not anartha-nivṛtti/li
    liAs you grow up you have to stop expecting some external source to tell you what to do and you have to know/li
    liSome leaders say ISKCON has nothing to do with varṇāśrama - you have to recognize māyā/li
    liThat you like to get up early doesn't mean you are practicing rāga-bhakti/li
    liBecoming spontaneous can happen at any stage but by bhāva it surely manifests/li
    li16 rounds and regulated principles may only take some to niṣṭha in this life/li
    liAccording to Prabhupāda those who follow 16/4 all go to where Kṛṣṇa is but they continue from where they left off in this life - they get sālokya but may never meet Kṛṣṇa/li
    liOnly bhāva will get you direct association with Kṛṣṇa's associates and prema association of Kṛṣṇa/li
    liSome disciples of Prabhupāda never got to see him while others had his association from day one, due to puṇya-karma, association from the past/li
    liBahulāśva had special qualifications so Kṛṣṇa went to him/li
    liFor Kṛṣṇa service is primary and qualification is secondary/li
    liWe should not allow our service to become contaminatednbsp;/li
    /ul
    pnbsp;/p
    59 min
  • Final in the Gāyatrī series in New Vraja-dhāma Dec 29th
    ul
    liDevotees should know, recognize and cultivate the elements of Nectar of Devotion/li
    liBhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu-bindu is its summary and commentary/li
    liRāga-vartma-candrikā is further elaboration on spontaneous devotion/li
    liWhen there is no greed we need to go through the guru-paramparā, when there is a natural attraction there are no questions/li
    liThe term śikṣa-sampradāya was coined by Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura/li
    liEveryone is initiated in the śikṣā-paramparā/li
    liWhile hanting the guru-mantra one meditates on one’s main śikṣā-guru/li
    liThe nature of the devotional service of prema-bhaktas is difficult to understand/li
    liAs natural attraction becomes stronger it becomes more and more dominant/li
    liHave a good grasp of what the Gāyatrī means/li
    liIf we have to force ourselves to meditate do that, but better if it happens without effort/li
    liPrabhupāda explains that while chanting we say, O Harā! And She says, What do you want? And we say, Please engage me in your service./li
    liEverything in our practice is going to a certain apex - we should make sure we are getting there/li
    liWe need to do the things that nourish us/li
    liAnarthas continue, but ones due to karma are in principle gone, the ones we have are due to nāma-aparādha/li
    liLive a life where you avoid offences and focus on artha-pravṛtti, not anartha-nivṛtti/li
    liAs you grow up you have to stop expecting some external source to tell you what to do and you have to know/li
    liSome leaders say ISKCON has nothing to do with varṇāśrama - you have to recognize māyā/li
    liThat you like to get up early doesn't mean you are practicing rāga-bhakti/li
    liBecoming spontaneous can happen at any stage but by bhāva it surely manifests/li
    li16 rounds and regulated principles may only take some to niṣṭha in this life/li
    liAccording to Prabhupāda those who follow 16/4 all go to where Kṛṣṇa is but they continue from where they left off in this life - they get sālokya but may never meet Kṛṣṇa/li
    liOnly bhāva will get you direct association with Kṛṣṇa's associates and prema association of Kṛṣṇa/li
    liSome disciples of Prabhupāda never got to see him while others had his association from day one, due to puṇya-karma, association from the past/li
    liBahulāśva had special qualifications so Kṛṣṇa went to him/li
    liFor Kṛṣṇa service is primary and qualification is secondary/li
    liWe should not allow our service to become contaminatednbsp;/li
    /ul
    pnbsp;/p
    59 min
  • Lining up with Gaurāṅga for the new year
    • We are finishing another Gregorian calendar year but our New Year starts from Gaura-pūrṇimā
    • Now i’ts a Christian dominated world but will be Islam dominated soon
    • For us everything rotates around Caitanya Mahāprabhu, his birth, pastimes and how he distributed Kṛṣṇa consciousness
    • In 1977 Śrīla Prabhupāda spoke about Yoga-pīṭha and said it is the janma-sthāna and where ISKCON’s land is is the karma-sthāna which is more important
    • Simple life means being satisfied with what Kṛṣṇa gives us
    • Satisfaction is tha austerity of the mind
    • Gour Govinda Swami Mahārāja being satisfied on the land in Bhuvaneswar
    • A Brahmacārī eats when the guru calls him
    • Consumerism means you must have more of what you don’t need
    • The Western disease is to always want something new
    • Lord Caitanya is to be the center of our lives for which we need to know what He wants
    • We belong to the Acyuta-gotra – Śrīla Prabhupāda had Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura as his father in his passport
    • Reflect on what we have done the past year for Lord Caitanya’s mission
    • We should align to Gaura’s global mission – mind, words, actions
    • We should learn to chant with feeling
    • Make plans to reach your destination
    • Good association is that which helps us become Kṛṣṇa conscious
    • Good friends are important
    • To be able to be aligned with pure devotional service you need to know what it is

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      38 min
    • Lining up with Gaurāṅga for the new year
      ul
      liWe are finishing another Gregorian calendar year but our New Year starts from Gaura-pūrṇimā/li
      liNow i’ts a Christian dominated world but will be Islam dominated soon/li
      liFor us everything rotates around Caitanya Mahāprabhu, his birth, pastimes and how he distributed Kṛṣṇa consciousness/li
      liIn 1977 Śrīla Prabhupāda spoke about Yoga-pīṭha and said it is the janma-sthāna and where ISKCON’s land is is the karma-sthāna which is more important/li
      liSimple life means being satisfied with what Kṛṣṇa gives us/li
      liSatisfaction is tha austerity of the mind/li
      liGour Govinda Swami Mahārāja being satisfied on the land in Bhuvaneswar/li
      liA Brahmacārī eats when the guru calls him/li
      liConsumerism means you must have more of what you don’t need/li
      liThe Western disease is to always want something new/li
      liLord Caitanya is to be the center of our lives for which we need to know what He wants/li
      liWe belong to the Acyuta-gotra – Śrīla Prabhupāda had Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura as his father in his passport/li
      liReflect on what we have done the past year for Lord Caitanya’s mission/li
      liWe should align to Gaura’s global mission – mind, words, actions/li
      liWe should learn to chant with feeling/li
      liMake plans to reach your destination/li
      liGood association is that which helps us become Kṛṣṇa conscious/li
      liGood friends are important/li
      liTo be able to be aligned with pure devotional service you need to know what it is/li
      /ul
      pnbsp;/p
      38 min
    • Lining up with Gaurāṅga for the new year
      ul
      liWe are finishing another Gregorian calendar year but our New Year starts from Gaura-pūrṇimā/li
      liNow i’ts a Christian dominated world but will be Islam dominated soon/li
      liFor us everything rotates around Caitanya Mahāprabhu, his birth, pastimes and how he distributed Kṛṣṇa consciousness/li
      liIn 1977 Śrīla Prabhupāda spoke about Yoga-pīṭha and said it is the janma-sthāna and where ISKCON’s land is is the karma-sthāna which is more important/li
      liSimple life means being satisfied with what Kṛṣṇa gives us/li
      liSatisfaction is tha austerity of the mind/li
      liGour Govinda Swami Mahārāja being satisfied on the land in Bhuvaneswar/li
      liA Brahmacārī eats when the guru calls him/li
      liConsumerism means you must have more of what you don’t need/li
      liThe Western disease is to always want something new/li
      liLord Caitanya is to be the center of our lives for which we need to know what He wants/li
      liWe belong to the Acyuta-gotra – Śrīla Prabhupāda had Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura as his father in his passport/li
      liReflect on what we have done the past year for Lord Caitanya’s mission/li
      liWe should align to Gaura’s global mission – mind, words, actions/li
      liWe should learn to chant with feeling/li
      liMake plans to reach your destination/li
      liGood association is that which helps us become Kṛṣṇa conscious/li
      liGood friends are important/li
      liTo be able to be aligned with pure devotional service you need to know what it is/li
      /ul
      pnbsp;/p
      38 min
    • Lining up with Gaurāṅga for the new year
      ul
      liWe are finishing another Gregorian calendar year but our New Year starts from Gaura-pūrṇimā/li
      liNow i’ts a Christian dominated world but will be Islam dominated soon/li
      liFor us everything rotates around Caitanya Mahāprabhu, his birth, pastimes and how he distributed Kṛṣṇa consciousness/li
      liIn 1977 Śrīla Prabhupāda spoke about Yoga-pīṭha and said it is the janma-sthāna and where ISKCON’s land is is the karma-sthāna which is more important/li
      liSimple life means being satisfied with what Kṛṣṇa gives us/li
      liSatisfaction is tha austerity of the mind/li
      liGour Govinda Swami Mahārāja being satisfied on the land in Bhuvaneswar/li
      liA Brahmacārī eats when the guru calls him/li
      liConsumerism means you must have more of what you don’t need/li
      liThe Western disease is to always want something new/li
      liLord Caitanya is to be the center of our lives for which we need to know what He wants/li
      liWe belong to the Acyuta-gotra – Śrīla Prabhupāda had Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura as his father in his passport/li
      liReflect on what we have done the past year for Lord Caitanya’s mission/li
      liWe should align to Gaura’s global mission – mind, words, actions/li
      liWe should learn to chant with feeling/li
      liMake plans to reach your destination/li
      liGood association is that which helps us become Kṛṣṇa conscious/li
      liGood friends are important/li
      liTo be able to be aligned with pure devotional service you need to know what it is/li
      /ul
      pnbsp;/p
      38 min

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    His Holiness Sivarama Swami is a senior monk and spiritual teacher of the devotional path (Bhakti yoga), a 5000 year old spiritual tradition emerging from ancient India. He is the author of over 15 books which elucidate the teachings of Bhakti further and is the inspirer behind the world-renowned Krishna Valley community in Hungary; a self-sustained eco-village founded on the principles of ' simple living & high thinking '.

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